Garment support



July 5, 1932. R. P. BROWN GARMENT SUPPORT Filed March 19, 1931 ATTORNEYS tain the same in position.

Patented July 5 1932 UNITED nonnn'r ilrnown, OE'MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin; ASSIGNOR or onn-rnmnmo 1mm HOLD H. BUBLI'rz-nim ONE=THIRD mo HARRY w. 'nnnmrzgro'rn or MILWAUKEE,

WISCONSIN GARMENT Application filed I mien .19,

This invention relates to improvements in garment supports and more particularly to an improved shoulder strap construction; 1 Y i e A number, oftypes of garments,-and especially articles of' feminine apparel suchgas slips and the like, are supported on thebo'dy by relatively narrow shoulder straps. In the usual construction, the ends of the straps are stitched to the upper .edge of the garment, and this ,stitching not only causes chafing of the portionsof. the body with which it contacts, but isalso a source offre quent breakage, therebycausing embarrassment .and inconvenience. Another objectionable feature in the ordinary construction is'the constant slipping of the straps, ofi

of the shoulder, and the resulting twisting of said straps when they are pulled up. It is one of the objectsv of the present in vention to obviate the above mentioned objectionable features by providing a garment construction in which stitching of the straps to the garment is eliminated andin which means is provided for adjustablytensioning the straps onv the shoulder to securely main- A further object of his inventionis to provide a garment having shoulder straps of endless construction iextending through 3 a tubularhem of thegarment.

A more .specificob'ect of this invention is to provide the combination with a garment of endless shoulder straps slidably carried thereby, and means. such as a [drawstring for varying the effective length. Qf S3ild straps to tension thesame against the shoulder. i

A further object of the invention is .to

provide. a garment supportv of {the type described in which the adjustment of the strap members is accomplished through 1 means which operates upon both ends of the straps Other objects'of the invention are. to provide a garment support inwhich the strap rs: WU? re dily i ed Po t n iuponvby the adjustment means.

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when. wearzoccurs on one portion thereof;

in which the straps may be readily replaced with any type of material either fortemporary or; permanent use; and in which one lengthrof strap is suitable. foruse'overe range vof sizes;

Withgthe above and other view,

the invention consists of the improved garment supports and all its parts and'combt;

nations. as set. forth ine the claims and all" equivalents thereof. 1 I

form of the invention, in which. the: same reference numerals designatelthe same parts so in all'of the views: I,

Fig.1-is a view of the-front portion of a garment embodying the novel features "of tion ,on, a wearer;

this: invention as it appears when in posij Fig. ,2-is an enlarged hone view garment, shown at a slight perspective, parts being broken awayto more clearly bringout the improved strap construction;

Fig. 3 is a; fragmentary detail perspective view of a portion of thegar ment showing one ofthe shoulder straps .before it has been "acted upon by the adjustment means; and. i

Fig. Lisa similar view showing one of the shoulder straps after it h b "Referring. o the drawing, the numeral' -5 designates 5 3, garment ha i it pp e formed with. a tubular hemv portionfl6; l gSaid hem portion extends completely" around the garment and has; slots -7 formed in fopposite rear portions thereof to permitthe passage therethrough'iof shoulder straps. j Inthe front of the garment the hem is-formed with Iai'pair f of spaced-apart front shoulder" strap openings 8, and substantially midway. .be-

tween said aopeningsnis a ,drawstringtopen- Eachof the shoulderstraps10 is ofendless construction and each' strap extends into one of the front openings 8 of the tubulan hem 6,

through said hem and around the side of the garment, out of the rear opening 7 and then upwardly to form a shoulder engaging portion. A drawstring or other flexible elongated member 11 extends into the front drawstring opening 9 of the hem, through the hem er and it is desired to tension the shoulder straps upon the shoulders, the free ends of the drawstrings 11v are pulled .outwardly This will cause the portions of the shoulder straps adjacent the hem openings 8 to be portion and past the opening 8. This drawing of portions of the shoulder strapstoward one anotherwithin the tubular hem will of course, vary the effective length of the straps and'will cause the same to grip the shoulders more tightly. When the desired tension has been obtained, the ends of the drawstring may be t-iedin abow as shown in Fig. 1 to hold the various parts'jinthe desired adjusted position. l "1 It is to be noted that by makinglthe shoulder straps ofendless construction, and slidablethrough the'tubul'ar hem, that when the portions of the two straps are drawn'toward .one another by the drawstring, that there will not only be a pull exerted on the front endofeach of the shoulderstraps, but said pull will also be eflective'on the rear end of the straps to anequal degree. Thus there is a uniform'tensioning from both the front and rear of the garment causing a snug fit and eliminating the possibility of the straps slipping off of the shoulder. after they have been adjusted.

- It; is further to be noted that'due to the endless construction of the straps that when wear occurs on one portion'thereof, the position of the straps maybe shifted so thatthe worn portion will come withinthe tubular hem and so that unworn'portionsfwill be exposed: It is further to be'p'ointe'd out that due to the endless slidabl'e .constructionof' "the straps stitching of the ends thereof to the garmentis eliminated, and thus there is no stitching to chafe portions of the body or to be a source of breakage-Q 4 Another advantageous feature of the invention resides inthe fact that if one of the straps should, as a result of long wear, break,

a temporary strap of ribboni'or any other, suitable material' can be quickly threaded through the hem and used in caseof e'm'e-r gency; The drawstring can also'be readilyreplaced if necessary and any flexible elongatedmemberis suitable for this purpose.

Although the invention has been shown,

ing into one. of the .front the ,hem and out of one ofthe rear openings; 'a'II cl-"WdraWStrIIIg extending into the drawmore particularly for use in connection with slips, it is obvious that it is applicable generally'to any type of garment requiring a shoulder strap support. It is further to be understood that all changes and modifications are contemplated as may come within the scope of the claims.

' What I claim is .1. In a garment having oppositely disposed tubular hem portions, a pair of shouldef-straps of endless construction, a portion of each shoulder strap being slidably receivedby' one of said'tubular hem portions, andmeans engageable with'portions of both of s aidfstraps for drawing said portions toward one another to -cause a downward pull v v, L on both the front and rear portions of the drawn from the position shown in Fig. 3 to the position shown in Fig. 4 or within thehem straps and thereby vary the effective length .ofthe straps.

2.111 a garment having oppositely disposed tu'bular hemportions, a pair ofshoulder' straps of endless construction, a portion of each shoulder strap being slidably received by oneof the tubular hem portions,

and a drawstring looped around portions'of erable to pull portions of the shoulder straps into the ends of the front'tubula'r hem por tion to vary the effective, length of said shoulder'strapsmg, V

4. 'Ina garmentlha vingoppositely disposed shoulder-strapsand having a tubular hem between ends of said shoulder straps, a drawstring-extending within the tubular hem and looped around'the shoulder straps, said drawstringbeing operable in response to a pull on the free-ends thereof to "draw por tions of the shoulder straps into the ends of the tubular hem to vary the effective length of the shoulder straps.

- In a garmentflhaving its upper edge formed with a tubular hem the ends of which terminate short of meeting in the back of the garment and formrear shoulder strap open- 7 ings, saidtubularhem'having a pair of spaced-apart front shoulder strap openings and having a?" drawstring opening between saidffrontshoulder strap openings, a pair of endless shoulder straps, each strap extendopenings, through string opening, through a front portion of the tubular hem, around one of the shoulder straps, back through the hem, around the other shoulder strap, back through the hem again, and then out of the drawstring opening, said drawstring being responsive to a V pull upon the free ends thereofto draw portions of the shoulder straps toward one another in the front portion of the tubular hem 1 to vary the eflective length of said shoulder V straps.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ROBERT'P. BROWN. ,7 V 

